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• от слова совсем

  grammatically incorrect colloquial expression used by young to emphasize the absence of something

• опохмелиться

  to take a drink to cure a hangover, to take a hair of the dog that bit you

• домовитый

  one who cares a lot about his home or household

• с него станется

  you can expect this from him

  The expression is used after describing an action that has a negative connotation. It implies that a decent and good person would not do such an action, but the person mentioned could easily do it.

  also:
  с тебя станется, с них станется, etc.

• помешаться

  to go crazy, to lose one's wits

• шедевральный

  excellent, great, matchless

• подсидеть

  to get somebody's job (as a result of intrigues)

• хоть стой, хоть падай

  it beats everything (informal, lit. - or keep standing, or fall down)

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